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Metropolitan King County Council  
Councilmembers: Girmay Zahilay, Chair;  
Sarah Perry, Vice Chair of Policy Development and Review;  
Reagan Dunn, Vice Chair of Regional Coordination;  
Claudia Balducci, Jorge L. Barón, Rod Dembowski,  
Teresa Mosqueda, De'Sean Quinn, Pete von Reichbauer  
1:30 PM  
Tuesday, February 11, 2025  
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Metropolitan King County Council  
Meeting Minutes  
February 11, 2025  
1.  
2.  
Call to Order  
The meeting was called to order at 1:32 p.m.  
Roll Call  
9 -  
Present:  
Balducci, Barón, Dembowski, Dunn, Mosqueda, Perry, Quinn, von  
Reichbauer and Zahilay  
3.  
4.  
Flag Salute and Pledge of Allegiance  
Councilmember Dembowski led the flag salute and Pledge of Allegiance.  
Approval of Minutes of February 4, 2025  
Vice Chair Perry moved to approve the minutes of the February 4, 2025, meeting as  
presented. Seeing no objection, the Chair so ordered.  
5.  
6.  
Additions to the Council Agenda  
There were no additions.  
Special Item  
Proclamation of February 2025 as Black History Month in King County  
Councilmember Quinn made remarks and presented the Proclamation of February  
2025 as Black History Month in King County to Gwen Allen Carston, Executive  
Director, Kent Black Action Commission. Gwen Allen Carston made remarks and  
thanked the Council.  
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Hearing and Second Reading of Ordinances from  
Standing Committees and Regional Committees, and of  
Ordinances related to Collective Bargaining  
There will be one public hearing on Items 6-18  
The following people spoke:  
Alex Tsimmerman  
Mariah Mitchell  
Joe Kunzler  
Local Services and Land Use  
7.  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2025-0038  
AN ORDINANCE relating to the annexation of approximately 1.1 acres of land into the Northeast  
Sammamish sewer and water district, known as the Parklane Annexation, for the purpose of sewer  
service.  
Perry  
Sponsors:  
Councilmember Perry moved to suspend the rules to hold an advertised public hearing  
on Item 7 - the legislation remains in committee. The motion carried.  
A Public Hearing was held and closed.  
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Motions, from Standing Committees and Regional  
Committees and Motions related to Collective  
Bargaining, for Council Action  
Consent Items 8-15  
8.  
Proposed Motion No. 2024-0225  
A MOTION acknowledging receipt of the 2023 health through housing annual report, in accordance with  
K.C.C. chapter 24.30.  
Balducci  
Sponsors:  
The enacted number is 16748.  
A Public Hearing was held and closed. This matter passed on the Consent  
Agenda.  
9.  
Proposed Motion No. 2024-0378  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Richard Anderson, who resides in council district  
three, to the King County landmarks commission, representing a professional historian.  
Perry  
Sponsors:  
The enacted number is 16749.  
A Public Hearing was held and closed. This matter passed on the Consent  
Agenda.  
10.  
Proposed Motion No. 2024-0379  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Cecelia Gunn, who resides in council district five,  
to the King County landmarks commission, a representative from local heritage organizations.  
Upthegrove  
Sponsors:  
The enacted number is 16750.  
A Public Hearing was held and closed. This matter passed on the Consent  
Agenda.  
11.  
Proposed Motion No. 2024-0380  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Laura Murphy, who resides in council district nine,  
to the King County landmarks commission, representing a professional archaeologist.  
Dunn  
Sponsors:  
The enacted number is 16751.  
A Public Hearing was held and closed. This matter passed on the Consent  
Agenda.  
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12.  
13.  
14.  
15.  
Proposed Motion No. 2024-0388  
A MOTION confirming the appointment of Bethany Fackrell to the King County cultural development  
authority (4Culture) board.  
Perry  
Sponsors:  
The enacted number is 16752.  
A Public Hearing was held and closed. This matter passed on the Consent  
Agenda.  
Proposed Motion No. 2024-0413  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Claire Sumadiwirya, who resides in council district  
six, to the King County immigrant and refugee commission.  
Balducci  
Sponsors:  
The enacted number is 16753.  
A Public Hearing was held and closed. This matter passed on the Consent  
Agenda.  
Proposed Motion No. 2024-0414  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Maharshi Roy, who resides in council district one,  
to the King County immigrant and refugee commission.  
Dembowski  
Sponsors:  
The enacted number is 16754.  
A Public Hearing was held and closed. This matter passed on the Consent  
Agenda.  
Proposed Motion No. 2024-0415  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Meron Girma, who resides in council district four,  
to the King County immigrant and refugee commission.  
Barón  
Sponsors:  
The enacted number is 16755.  
A Public Hearing was held and closed. This matter passed on the Consent  
Agenda.  
Passed On The Consent Agenda  
A motion was made by Councilmember Perry that the Consent Agenda be  
passed. The motion carried by the following vote:  
9 -  
Yes:  
Balducci, Barón, Dembowski, Dunn, Mosqueda, Perry, Quinn, von  
Reichbauer, and Zahilay  
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16.  
Proposed Motion No. 2025-0051  
A MOTION appointing committees to write the voters' pamphlet statements for the April 22, 2025,  
special election regarding Ordinance 19884 providing for the submission to the qualified electors of King  
County, at a special election on April 22, 2025, a proposition to reauthorize an expired regular property  
tax levy in excess of the levy limitation contained in chapter 84.55 RCW, for a consecutive seven year  
period beginning in 2026 at the rate of not more than $0.0275 per one thousand dollars of assessed  
valuation, with the 2026 levy amount being the base for computing maximum allowable levy amounts  
under chapter 84.55 RCW for years two through seven (2027-2032), for the purpose of funding the  
continued operation of the regional automated fingerprint identification system, also known as AFIS,  
which maintains expanded crime scene and arrest identification technology and services for all local  
criminal justice agencies in King County.  
Zahilay  
Sponsors:  
The enacted number is 16756.  
A Public Hearing was held and closed. A motion was made by  
Councilmember Perry that this Motion be Passed. The motion carried by the  
following vote:  
9 -  
Yes:  
Balducci, Barón, Dembowski, Dunn, Mosqueda, Perry, Quinn, von  
Reichbauer, and Zahilay  
First Reading of and Action on Motions Without Referral  
to Committee  
17.  
Proposed Motion No. 2025-0057  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of the Honorable De'Sean Quinn, King County  
councilmember, council district five, to the Sound Transit board of directors.  
Zahilay  
Sponsors:  
The enacted number is 16757.  
Vice Chair Perry made a motion to suspend the rules to take action on Item 17 without  
referral to committee. The motion carried.  
A Public Hearing was held and closed. A motion was made by  
Councilmember Perry that this Motion be Passed. The motion carried by the  
following vote:  
9 -  
Yes:  
Balducci, Barón, Dembowski, Dunn, Mosqueda, Perry, Quinn, von  
Reichbauer, and Zahilay  
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Reappointment Consent Agenda Item 18  
18.  
Proposed Motion No. 2025-0049  
A MOTION confirming the executive's reappointment of Mary Lynne Evans, who resides in council  
district one, to the Washington state boundary review board for King County.  
Dembowski  
Sponsors:  
The enacted number is 16758.  
A Public Hearing was held and closed. A motion was made by  
Councilmember Perry that the Consent Agenda be passed. The motion carried  
by the following vote:  
9 -  
Yes:  
Balducci, Barón, Dembowski, Dunn, Mosqueda, Perry, Quinn, von  
Reichbauer, and Zahilay  
First Reading and Referral of Ordinances  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2025-0030  
19.  
AN ORDINANCE approving the King County Consortium Consolidated Plan for 2025-2029.  
Mosqueda  
Sponsors:  
This matter was Introduced and Referred to the Health, Housing, and Human  
Services Committee  
20.  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2025-0054  
AN ORDINANCE authorizing the execution of a new lease to support the operation of local services and  
transit.  
Dembowski  
Sponsors:  
This matter had its first reading and was referred to the Budget and Fiscal  
Management Committee.  
21.  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2025-0055  
AN ORDINANCE authorizing the manager of treasury operations of King County to cancel the attached  
list of uncollectible personal property taxes in the amount of $3,136,926 for the years 2016 through 2024.  
Dembowski  
Sponsors:  
This matter had its first reading and was referred to the Budget and Fiscal  
Management Committee.  
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22.  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2025-0056  
AN ORDINANCE approving East Link and Downtown Redmond Link Extension Transportation Service  
Changes for King County.  
Balducci and Perry  
Sponsors:  
This matter had its first reading and was referred to the Transportation,  
Economy, and Environment Committee.  
First Reading and Referral of Motions  
23.  
24.  
25.  
Proposed Motion No. 2025-0007  
A MOTION acknowledging receipt of the Accountability Report required by the 2023-2024 Biennial  
Budget Ordinance, Ordinance 19546, Section 20, Proviso P1.  
Dembowski  
Sponsors:  
This matter had its first reading and was referred to the Transportation,  
Economy, and Environment Committee.  
Proposed Motion No. 2025-0043  
A MOTION accepting the King County-Cities Climate Collaboration (K4C) 2025 Work Plan and Budget,  
prepared as the annual work plan and budget requested under Motion 14449.  
Dembowski  
Sponsors:  
This matter had its first reading and was referred to the Transportation,  
Economy, and Environment Committee.  
Proposed Motion No. 2025-0058  
A MOTION relating to public transportation, requesting that the Metro transit department report on  
unplanned trip cancellations, describe how information about unplanned trip cancellations for fixed-route  
bus service could more quickly and efficiently be provided to inform transit riders in real time, and  
describe how metrics about unplanned trip cancellations could be incorporated into the next update of  
the King County Metro Service Guidelines to inform operational and investment decisions.  
Balducci, Barón and Perry  
Sponsors:  
This matter had its first reading and was referred to the Transportation,  
Economy, and Environment Committee.  
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26.  
Reports on Special and Outside Committees  
No reports were given.  
Other Business  
No other business was presented.  
Adjournment  
The meeting was adjourned at 2:04 p.m.